Ujala in the Hearts & Minds : A Short Film by Abhedya Art Works

Ujala is a short film based on one of the most iconic judgments of the Supreme Court that came out in 2018, and will be remembered for the years to come. The historic judgment declared some parts of Section 377 of IPC unconstitutional, made our society more inclusive and equal at large.

Ujala is a story about a teenage girl named Yuvika, who decides to talk about her sexual choices with her parents a week before Diwali. Kanchan Khilare, who plays Yuvika’s role was first noticed by the director during a play and was chosen for this film. Sushila Karani playing Yuvika’s mother is a Homemaker and Krishnan Iyer playing Yuvika’s Father is a Lawyer who has been doing Spoken Word for a year now, were flawless in their first acting assignment.

Conceptualized by a renowned poet Mohammed Sadriwala, this idea was converted into a short film by the director Navaldeep Singh. In his words, Navaldeep is a lover by default, a lunatic by chance and a poet by choice. He grew to fame with his first poetry video Tiranga released by UnErase Poetry.

Watch this Short Film now as this will surely bring a smile on your face this Diwali.

Plus Minus : A Tribute to the Hero of Nathula – Major Harbhajan Singh

Plus Minus, the debut project of Bhuvan Bam alongside Divya Dutta, is an incredible short film. It highlights the fundamental aspects of relationships in a marriage, depicted by a mid-aged woman’s dissatisfaction and unhappiness relating to her mother-in-law. A deep conversation regarding relationships, troubles and life in general, with a young soldier, helps her explore the depth of often unrealized love of her family. Plus-Minus, rightly observes that every relationship has plus and minuses attached to it. Objective perspective of the positives and negatives is an essential prerequisite to any successful relationship.

The message of living every moment of life to the fullest is beautifully sewn to the tribute paid to one of the most extraordinary Indian soldier, Baba Harbhajan Singh. His ardent patriotism and service to the nation, has become folklore and is a story that needs to be told to the world.

Matched! An India – Pakistan Independence Day Special With Teeli

A unique collaboration of two exceptionally talented teams from across the border, led to the creation of a beautiful short film titled “Matched! An India – Pakistan Independence Day Special”. It is based on the budding friendship of a Pakistani boy and an Indian girl, who meet online and bond over the India-Pakistan cricket match.

The story revolves around their journey from feeling that instant connection right from the first chat to understanding each other and their cultures to constantly supporting each other through their individual, yet similar struggles of convincing their parents to pursue their dreams. With their hearts filled with gratitude for one another, they get ready to fly high in their lives and achieve all their dreams.

Slowly, falling for each other, they realize the bitter truth of border separating them shown through a subtle unsaid moment between the two. Yet, hopeful of their bright futures of achieving their dreams, they bid adieu to each other.

Beautifully shot in India and Pakistan, this film truly explores the uncharted territory of people to people connect between the two countries on an everyday basis. Although divided by border, but united by glorious history and culture, the film-makers wish the beautiful people of both the countries a very Happy Independence Day.

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The Red Typewriter : A Touching Love Story by Navaldeep Singh

The Red Typewriter is a short film about love and separation. It tells that love is not something that lasts for a particular duration, but it lasts forever, it is way beyond the boundaries of time.

The Story

Sumeet and Shravani, the two characters, have a very distinct personality. Sumeet, who takes everything seriously, is a poet and his interaction with art has made him more sensitive, while Shravani is a free soul, who does not want to get caught in the boundaries of a relationship. She loves Sumeet, but is not ready to accept it. Then comes when death plays its part and separates them forever. Sadly, their last goodbye also could not be a blissful one.

While Shravani is gone, Sumeet could’ve regretted his actions of getting into a banter with her, but he rather finds uniqueness even in her death, as the lines SHE WAS ALWAYS UNIQUE, SHE WAS THE ONE, SHE WILL ALWAYS BE THE ONE, suggest that he has now acquired the traits of Shravani, where he is not accepting his love for her but acknowledging the fact that he won’t love anyone else now !

The Team

The story has been written and directed by Navaldeep Sing, a budding poet and an ultra budding filmmaker. On the other hand the lead actors, Trushna Chandratre, works in a Marathi TV actress and the lead actor, Kedar Pinge, a debutant, is in his final year of the college education.

‘Meri Maa’ : A Musical Short Film Ft. Tarannum & Abhinay

An unbreakable bond between a child and a mother, the emotions and feelings of the relationship they share can never be replicated in any other relationship. The relationship between a mother and a child is very special relationship that has beautifully been portrayed by Tarannum and Abhinay through their new short film.

They have portrayed the countless sacrifices a mother makes day in and day out. It is the purest bond of love. ‘Meri Maa’, is a composition dedicated to all the girl children and portrays the exquisite struggle of a mother.

This song will touch your heart and make you relive the cherished moments with your Mother the pillar of your life and strength of your heart. One thing is for sure that this song will touch your heart and make you wanna call your mum right away. Click here to watch the full musical short film.

Dum Dum Dumroo : Think Before You Judge

Dum Dum Dumroo is a hindi short film released in 2018 starring Sanaya Irani and Anil Charanjeett in pivotal roles is a short film based on true incidents.

The dark comedy is the story of a peon Dumroo who tries to act weird in front of a female doctor on the first day at the hospital, however, the course of incidents that unfold leave the Doctor shocked and gutted, on discovering the trough behind the peon’s antics. In just 11 minutes 15 seconds the short film manages to make the right impact.

What more will she learn in the process about the peon?

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In fact, there is also a noble cause attached to the film, 60 percent of the film’s revenue will be attached to underprivileged kids.